HURON, Calif. — Farm labor contractors across California -- the nation's biggest agricultural engine -- are anxiously studying a provision of the Affordable Care Act, which will require hundreds of thousands of field workers to be covered by health insurance. And while the requirement to cover workers was recently delayed until 2015, the
Health Law Adds New Expense For Farmers, Contractors
Contractors, who provide farmers with field workers, say they’re already preparing for rise in cost & liability under the Affordable Care Act.